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Ted Nelson's Eulogy for Douglas Engelbart

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Ted Nelson's Eulogy for Douglas Engelbart

Ted Nelson's short eulogy for Douglas Engelbart, delivered at the Computer History Museum in 2013, reflecting on his friend and Engelbart's ideas.

Recommended as a moving tribute that laments how little of Engelbart's vision caught on.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2018–2025

Topics

  • Tech pioneers & interviews
  • GUI, HCI & interface history
  • History of computing

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